When and Where: September 17, 2025 – Hooksett, N.H. (Mark A. Ouellette Stadium)
Score: #6 Southern New Hampshire University 3, University of Bridgeport 1
Records: SNHU 4-0-1, UB 0-3-1
Graduate student
Martin Fuentes (Pamplona, Spain) snapped a 1-1 tie with 3:06 remaining and then set up an insurance goal in the final seconds to lead the sixth-ranked Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team to a 3-1 victory over the University of Bridgeport on Wednesday night at Ouellette Stadium.
KEY MOMENTS
- With the match even at 1-all a little over three minutes remaining in the contest, Fuentes received a quick touch pass from senior Tyler Kraft (Londonderry, N.H.) at the top of the box, popped the ball up with his heel to be able to turn on his defender and volley it out of the air, ripping a shot from the right that beat the diving goalkeeper inside the left post.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire, ranked sixth in the United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25, is unbeaten through its first five for the second time in three seasons.
- The Penmen improve to 21-7-2 all-time against Bridgeport, including 11-2-1 at home. SNHU is unbeaten in 17 of its last 18 (16-1-1) against Bridgeport, including eight straight (7-0-1). The Penmen also extend their home unbeaten streak against the Purple Knights to eight (7-0-1), with UB having not defeated SNHU on the road since Nov. 10, 1990 (1-0). The last Bridgeport win in the series came Oct. 28, 2009 (1-0) at home.
- SNHU outshot Bridgeport, 30-2, including 11-2 in shots on target.
- Senior Philipp Herrmann (Bruckmuehl, Germany) buried his NE10-leading sixth goal of the season to ice the match with eight seconds on the clock. He now has 24 goals in his career.
- Fuentes' first goal of the season is his eighth with the Penmen.
- Junior Inigo Iriarte (Pamplona, Spain) broke scoreless deadlock in the 63rd minute with his first goal as a member of the Penmen.
- Kraft and junior Alejo Caceres (Cordoba, Argentina) each collected an assist in the contest.
- Graduate goalkeeper Alvaro Garcia (Castelldefels, Spain) made one save.
- SNHU is 149-39-28 (.755) over its last 216 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season.
- The Penmen move to 102-15-18 (.822) over their last 135 contests at home, including 40-8-11 (.771) at Ouellette Stadium.
UP NEXT
- The Penmen are back in action Friday (Sept. 19) at 6 p.m. when they hit the road for the first time in 2025 to take on Southern Connecticut State University.
- SNHU is back home Wednesday, Sept. 24 (7 p.m.) when they play host to Saint Michael's College on Hooksett Youth Soccer Night at Ouellette Stadium.
